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Developing monitoring and control of forest insect damage increasing with warming climate, particularly those caused by spruce bark beetles

Climate Insect Damage

(1) to assess the regional risks of spruce bark beetle damage and to analyze factors affecting them;
(2) to increase the awareness of forest owners of risks caused by spruce bark beetles and to give timely information to forestry professionals and authorities about the risks and how to cope with them;
(3) to develop methods for controlling bark beetle damages in Finnish conditions.

Pheromone monitoring results annually; extension activities about bark beetle risks and appropriate management to forest owners and other stakeholders; refereed publications.